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Handout
San Diego Zoo Global

San Diego Zoo: Ferns

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive overview of ferns features facts on history, species, characteristics, reproduction, and diversity.
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Website
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: Flower Structure

For Students 9th - 10th
Site covers all aspects of plant reproduction such as life cycles, angiosperms and flowers. Provides links to other sites to aide in research.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Slime Mold

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides several paragraphs of information on slime molds, members of the Protista kingdom. Includes image.
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Unit Plan
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Fungus Hunt

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that some fungi can kill you while others seem to be able to fight cancer? Scientists are working toward putting together a fungal family tree to record which types of fungi are helpful and which can be harmful.
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Handout
Australian National Botanic Gardens

Australian Government: Spore Release and Dispersal

For Students 9th - 10th
The differences between active and passive spore release in fungi are explained in this thorough site.
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Handout
Other

Myko Web: The Fungi of California

For Students 9th - 10th
See photographs and descriptions of over 400 species of fungi found in California with a total of over 1800 photographs! There are also lots of recipes for those that are true mushroom lovers.
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Handout
Other

Hamilton College: Plant Kingdom Spore Producers

For Students 9th - 10th
A solid overview of the few plants that reproduce by spore production. Includes examples and an explanation of the early evolution of these plants.
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Activity
Middle School Science

Middle School science.com: Spore Print Lab

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using this lab experiment site, your students can identify the parts of a mushroom, observe the spores released from different types of mushrooms, and understand the way fungi reproduce.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Plants Without Seeds

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of plants that reproduce without seeds.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Plants: Mosses and Ferns

For Students 3rd - 5th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of mosses and ferns, and how they reproduce.
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Website
University of Hawai'i

University of Hawaii: Bryophyte Reproductive Cycle

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the plants that reproduce by the production of spores. Includes extensive graphics.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Mosses: Lesson 1

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of moss plants. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Mosses."
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fungi Reproduction

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Different fungi reproduce in different ways. Many fungi reproduce both sexually and asexually. However, some reproduce only sexually and some only asexually. Asexual...
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Interactive
Curated Video

How Do Plants Grow? | Knowsy Nina Wants to Know

For Students 2nd - 4th
Knowsy Nina discovers what food plants need in order to grow in this episode! [5:00]
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Reproduction in Seedless Plants

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Seedless plants can reproduce asexually or sexually. Some seedless plants, like hornworts and liverworts, can reproduce asexually through fragmentation. When a small...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Plant Reproduction and Life Cycle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The life cycle of a plant is very different from the life cycle of an animal. Humans are made entirely of diploid cells (cells with two sets of chromosomes). Our...
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 6.9 Fungi Reproduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the reproduction of fungi.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 7.7 Life Cycle of Seedless Vascular Plants

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the life cycle of seedless vascular plants.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Mosses: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of moss plants. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Mosses."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Plant Kingdom: Mosses: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson will explain the characteristics and function of moss plants. It is 3 of 3 in the series titled "Plant Kingdom: Mosses."
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Molds

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes different types of fungus-like protists.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Fungi Structure

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mushrooms aren't around just so you can put them on your pizza. The mushroom is part of a large fungus that lives underground. The mushroom develops above the ground...
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Handout
BiologyWise

Biology Wise: Life Cycle of Gymnosperms

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what gymnosperms are and how they differ from angiosperms, and provides a list of gymnosperm examples. Next, the article discusses the different types of gymnosperms and describes the phases of a gymnosperm's life cycle.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Seed Germination

For Students K - 1st
Resource describes the process of germination and includes the parts of a seed, environmental conditions, and rate of germination.